Essays about: "government response"

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  1. 1. Securitized or Not Securitized? : A Case Study of Sweden's COVID-19 Strategy During the First Year of the Pandemic

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Max Anklev; [2024]
    Keywords : Securitization Theory; De securitization; Non-securitization; COVID-19; Sweden;

    Abstract : This thesis analyzes Sweden's unique and puzzling approach to the COVID-19 pandemic by using the securitization framework, exploring if Sweden's strategy during the pandemic's first year reflects securitization, (de)securitization, or non-securitization. It employs content analysis to evaluate Sweden's response, analyzing primary sources and academic literature, and uses a discourse table based on existing theoretical studies by Barry Buzan, Ole Waever, and Jaap de Wilde (1998) and Lene Hansen (2012) to assess indicators of securitization, (de)securitization or non-securitization. READ MORE

  2. 2. A Crisis of Identity : National Identities’ Impact on Approval of Government Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Elsa Solvin; [2024]
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    Abstract : In the face of ever-present crises, this thesis aims to investigate if national identity is a factor that can contribute to our understanding of why individuals have different opinions of government crisis response, focusing specifically on the COVID-19 pandemic as a most likely case for this. The research question is “Does national identity impact approval of government crisis response?” By using regression analysis to study national identities generally, as well as some subdivisions of national identity, the investigation finds an (albeit) weak relationship between having a strong national identity and approval of government response to the COVID- 19 pandemic. READ MORE

  3. 3. The maritime dispute between Türkiye and Greece and its impact on government policy.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Karl Jakob Ljung; [2024]
    Keywords : Greece; Türkiye; Aegean Sea; Eastern Mediterranean; Exclusive economic zone; Maritime borders; Territorial seas; Continental shelf;

    Abstract : This paper sought to analyse which underlying motives impacted the stances and policies taken by Greece and Türkiye regarding their disputed maritime border. The maritime border consists of two distinct areas, the Aegean Sea, and the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. READ MORE

  4. 4. Understanding the Relationship between Individuals’ Emotional Response and Environmental Protection Intentions : A Quantitative Research in the Context of Public Service Advertisements

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring och turismvetenskap (MTS)

    Author : Ziyi Zhang; Yaxin Xue; [2023]
    Keywords : Emotions; Positive emotional response; Negative emotional response; Intention; Public service advertisement PSA ; Message framing; Environment Protection;

    Abstract : Background: The protection of the environment requires everyone in this world to act together. If more individuals have the intention to protect the environment, then more individuals and a higher probability of taking action to protect the environment. READ MORE

  5. 5. Staff Shortage on SJ Trains

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Casper Öberg; Nora Moro; [2023]
    Keywords : Multiple linear regression; Residual analysis; Multicollinearity; Staff shortage; Forecast; Trains; Multipel linjär regression; Residualanalys; Multikollinearitet; Personalbrist; Prognos; Tåg;

    Abstract : This thesis is a case study in collaboration with SJ AB, a government owned railway companyin Sweden. The employees aboard the trains are an essential part of operating thetrains efficiently. Therefore, it is vital to forecast absences well in order to avoid havingto cancel train trips or having employees work over time. READ MORE